After it was known this Monday -21 that the Senate suspended the air ticket service for the senators for lack of resources delivered by the Treasurythis portfolio spoke about it and pointed out that they have made payments respectively, but that Those of July are in process.
However, they indicated that for the The month of July has not yet been disbursed by the amount requested by the Senate of the Republic, which of 623,000 million pesosbecause the necessary procedures are being carried out to generate the invoices and thus, make the respective payment.
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“He Minhacienda It is allowed to specify that in terms of payment of tickets for congressmen, appropriate turns have been made, 2025, as follows (figures in millions): April, $ 119; May, $ 262; June, $ 369“They explained from the country’s economic portfolio, through the official X.
While, for the month of Julysaid the TreasuryHE “They requested $ 623, which were approved and immediate invoices are being processed“
He @Minhacienda It is allowed to specify that in terms of payment of tickets for congressmen, appropriate turns have been made, 2025, as follows (figures in millions):
April, $ 119; May, $ 262; June, $ 369; For the month of July they requested $ 623, which were approved … and pic.twitter.com/yelqgkgyak
– Minhacienda (@minhacienda) July 21, 2025
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It is worth mentioning that the announcement of the suspension of the expedition of the tickets communicated through a document of the General Senate Secretariat, issued on July 21, 2025.
And is that, according to The communication, signed by Diego Alejandro González González, general secretary of the Senatethe Ministry of Finance and Public Credit He has not made the payment corresponding to the invoice of the month of April 2025 to the company Mercado y Bolsa SA, which is responsible for providing the air ticket office for Congress.
Therefore, the intermediary agency in ticket management, Subatours SAS, indicated that new reserves cannot be guaranteed until payments owed are canceled.
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“The Administrative Directorate of the Senate of the Republic, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit to date has not made the payment of the invoice of the month of April 2025 to the company market and stock market, for the concept of the service of Expedition of air tickets to this corporation. The Subratours Travel Agency has reported that it will not be able to guarantee the expedition of aerial tickets until payments owed are supplied“, records in the document.
Also, those who They will be directly affected, they will be the senators that – with frequency – move towards their regions of origin from Bogotásince they depend on air transport to attend the respective sessions, commissions and other legislative activities.
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In addition, it should be noted that this situation is known just one day after the last legislature was installed that He will accompany Gustavo Petro as president.
Valentina Delgadillo Abello
Portfolio journalist
